A historic tournament won by legends returned to the circuit after more than 50 years with a considerable prize money

After being more than 50 years inactive in the WTA circuit, the tournament of Queen’s He says present again in the female calendar. This Monday, June 9, the first edition, in half a century, began, of a contest that knew how Jessica Pegula, Madison Keys, Elena Rybakina or Emma Raducanuthe great local hope.

Like its male counterpart, this championship will also be of category 500. In this way, Queen’s It is ensured to tell, in the period of two weeks, with the best players on the planet. First with the girls (June 9 to 15) and then with men (June 16 to 22).

The main novelty that this event will have will be your coveted Prize Money. Although he added controversy when not matching what men earn (1.4 million dollars against 2.8 million), the LTA (Lawn Tennis Association) promised to equate the profits for the 2029 edition, according to the British newspaper The Guardian. Anyway, it will be the WTA 500 with the greatest prize bag of season 2025.

Queen’s, a historic tournament that was won by legends

Among the women who have consecrated champions in the Queen’s Club there are several legends. Among them, for example, are: Chris Evert (1972), Margaret Court (1961, 1964, 1970 and 1971), Ann Jones (1968 and 1969), Louise Brouch (1949, 1954 and 1955) and Doris Hart (1946, 1947, 1948 and 1950). However, in 1973 its latest edition was played, which saw the Soviet Olga Morozova impose against the Australian Evonne Golagong by 6-2 and 6-3. After that definition,

Why women were over 50 years of age without playing in Queen’s

Until 1973, Queen’s celebrated its male and female tournament simultaneously. But, since 1974 the event moved to Devonshire Park, in Eastbourne. The reason was that, wanting to increase the participants painting, the club could not house so many games in the two categories. Then, when the move and succeeded, both competitions began to develop simultaneously but in different clubs. Something similar to what happens with the Masters/WTA 1000 by Toronto and Montreal.